MailVault
Archive your emails locally before they disappear
What it does
MailVault connects to your email accounts via IMAP and downloads everything to your computer as standardeml files — a format you can open anywhere, forever. Running out of storage? Archive old emails locally and free up space without losing anything. Shutting down a hosting plan or switching providers? Save everything before it's gone. Works with Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, and any IMAP provider. OAuth2 login, threaded conversations, full search, attachments included. Your emails, your hardware.
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